Engineering Electromagnetics

Abstract

This text attempts to present electromagnetics as a topic in itself with specific objectives and specific applications. The fact that it is used as a prerequisite for other subjects is merely a consequence that those other topics are based on electromagnetics. A good theoretical under- standing of the electromagnetic field equations is required for electromagnetic design. The text fulfills this need by a rigorous treatment of the theoretical aspects of electromagnetics. In addition, it treats a large number of electromagnetic applications that the student will find interesting and useful. The text assumes the student has the necessary background in calculus. Other required topics, including vector algebra and vector calculus, are fully covered in the text. In addition, all mathematical relations (such as integrals, derivatives, series, and others) are listed as needed in the text. In this sense, the book is fully self-contained. An effort has been made to use only quantities that have been defined previously, even if this requires, for example, change of units in mid-chapter. There will be a few exceptions to this rule, and when this happens, the reasons

for doing so are also given. The reasons for this purist approach are many, but the most important is the fact that the book assumes no prior knowledge of any field quantity